A Pane in the Glass Podcast

Nov 15 2024 154 ep. 34 mins 13
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This podcast is hosted by Bill Tschirhart, a chartered professional coach with Coaches of Canada. It's for coaches, instructors , athletes & parents at all levels of experience & skills. Using articles from Bill's coaching manual ("A Pane in the Glass: A Coach's Companion"), his blog site (truenorthbill.blogspot.com), his 30+ years coaching & instructing athletes, augmented by interviews with highly skilled & experienced experts, the aim of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" to provide a valuable resource of information all the while producing episodes that will entertain the listener.

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Beam Us Up Scottie

Nov 15 2024 28 mins  
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" we are joined by Scott Arnold, Head of Development for World Curling. Scott and I have known one another for a long time, back to his playing days at Western University and my first coaching position at the University of Waterloo. Much pebble water has been applied to curling ice for us both since those days. We talk about the game o

Indicate - Acknowledge - Confirm

Nov 09 2024 32 mins  
The topic for this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" is execution tolerance. Don't leave home without it. In the second portion of the podcast you'll hear a "Ted Talk" by Janne Mortensen, Mental Performance Psychologist. This will be a companion to the very recent episode with Emily Riley ("Emily Has Something To Share With Parents") as the subject of this talk is also for p

If You Have A Million Dollar Delivery And A Two Cent Release ...

Nov 01 2024 28 mins  
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I take a look at the way the curling stone is released and weight control, in my opinion the most important skill in a sea skills in the sport of curling. I conclude this episode with an email from someone who has listened to all the episodes published to date. Wow, talk about loyal! I have received many messages from Leslie but this

Emily's Back With Something To Share With Parents

Oct 26 2024 46 mins  
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" Emily Riley returns with wise words for parents of young athletes but what a parent will learn from this episode applies to what children do in all walks of life not just sports. For those who have been a listener of the podcast back in season #1 you heard Emily in two episodes ("Emily Has Something She Wants To Tell You" [S1E12] and

Sports Injuries Involving Young Athletes

Oct 20 2024 24 mins  
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I take a look at sports injuries involving young athletes. These athletes are not small sized adults but much too often, an injury arises because an uninformed individual including the athlete's parents or grand parents treat the young athlete as if they were.This is one of those episodes that needs to be forwarded to anyone who has

Youth Curling Programmes That Work

Oct 13 2024 32 mins  
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" you'll hear from Dustin Mikush & Bobby Ray of Curling Canada as they pass along diamonds of ideas for your youth programmes. Bobby & Dustin have been guests on the podcast on previous occasions. This time they bring a manifesto of ideas to make your youth programmes tick! This is another one of the episodes that I encourage y

Pebble Water 12.0

Oct 06 2024 43 mins  
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" I touch on a few topics, thus the title Pebble Water and in this case, the 12th version. First up is a quick revisit to "eye dominance" as it applies to the delivery of a curling stone. Friend and coaching colleague Gerry Richard weighs in with a thought regarding the "trail leg" (go to S3E4 to hear an entire episode w/Gerry). This p

The Most Neglected Part Of A Curling Delivery

Sep 29 2024 21 mins  
The title of this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" tells it all so no give away here. Suffice to say that this seemingly innocent aspect of a curling delivery, if not given the right care and feeding can lead to big problems! This episode concludes with another sound bite by the late NC State basketball coach, Jimmy V that I call "Ordinary People"!It’s your turn! Send me

Straight, Simple & Silent - A Reprise

Sep 23 2024 31 mins  
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast" we're going back to S2E1 for an update. Now that the curling season is beginning (for those in the northern hemisphere [so apologies to those in the southern hemisphere]), there will be a number of episodes following this one relating to the technical aspects of learning to curl or learning how to be a better curler . This episode (S

The 2024 Paris Paralympic Games

Sep 16 2024 28 mins  
In this episode of "A Pane In The Glass Podcast", Olympian Hans Frauenlob once again shares the microphone this time to recount his role in the 2024 Paralymic Games from his perspective on the media bench. It’s your turn! Send me your thoughts by texting here!